Rington



(No Model.)

0. W. LLOYD.

FRUIT CRATE.

No. 335,369. Patented Feb. 2, 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CYRUS IV. LLOYD, OF SALISBURY, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR TO \V. A. VAR- RINGTON & 00., OF SAME PLACE.

FRU IT-CRATE.

SPECIFICATION arming part of Letters Patent No. 335,369, dated February 2,1886.

Application tiled November 2, 1885. Serial No. ISLURL (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern: erally through a machine having revolving Be it known that I, CYRUS \V. LLOYD, of cutters, which cut transversely to the lumber 5 Salisbury, in the county of W'icomico and the gains or grooves, the cuttersbeing gaged State of Maryland, have invented a new and to cut to the right depth, and thus doing 5 useful Improvementin Fruit-Orates, of which the work continuously and quickly. After the following is a description. the vertical strips B of the side panels are Figure 1 is a side elevation of the crate. secured to the horizontal strips 0, and the 59 Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section of one vertical strips 13 of the end panels are side of the erate,through line am: of Fig. 1;and fastened to the horizontal strips the end IO Fig. 3 is a horizontal section of the same panels are fitted to the side panels with through line y y. their outer edges flush with the outer faces of In the construction of fruit-crates the orthe side strips, B, and are there secured by 5 dinary method of fastening together the vernailing and angle-irons a, the horizontal strips tical and horizontal strips is to nail them, being on the inside of the vertical strips at 1;, simply. It frequently happens with this form both ends and sides. This it will be seen of connection that, when the crates are pitched makes a very solid corner of double thickness, from the car, upon striking on the corner at with the horizontal end strips, 0, firmly 6 the end they will mash or the nailed sections locked in place between vertical strips B and will turn upon each other. 3, and with all of the joints of the crate lock- My improvement consists in gaining or cutjoints by reason of the gains.

ting the vertical strips of both the end and Irstead of putting the ends of the end panside panels and fitting the horizontal strips els flush with the sides of the side panels, as 6 into said gains, and extending the ends of one shown, substantially the same result can be set of panels out flush with the outer sides of obtained by putting the ends of the side pan- 2 5 the vertical strips of the other side panels, els flush with the side of the end panels.

and fastening them by metal angle-irons, as I am aware of Patents Nos. 85,226, 163,971, hereinafter described, whereby a crate of and 136,968, and do not claim anything shown much stiffer sides and stronger corners is protherein. duced, which effectually resists the rough Having thus described my invention, what 30 handling and diagonal strain. I claim as new is In the drawings,A represents a crate made A crate having its horizontal strips 0 of of vertical strips 13 B and horizontal strips the side panels let into the vertical strips 13 (l G. The vertical strips are gained orhalved of said side panels, and its horizontal strips with a recess just the width of the horizontal O of the end panels let into the strips B of 5 strips, and into these recesses are fitted said said end panels, and its two sets of panels horizontal strips and there secured by a sinfastened together with the ends of one set flush gle nail, which forms a stiff and secure joint with the outer sides of the other, and anglethat will not permit the parts to turn upon irons a for securing them, substantially as each other, and which, in consequence, makes shown and described.

0 a crate that is very strong in resisting oblique CYRUS WV. LLOYD.

strains. Vitnesses:

In order to cut the gains or recesses cheaply, J. C. BELL,

smoothly, and rapidly, the lumber is run lat- SAM. A. GRAHAM, J r. 

